Animal Fair Sonpur Mel held each year in India since ancient times, when people from both banks of the Ganges were going to trade horses and elephants. At this fair traders come from distant places, because the 14-day fair is the biggest event of the animals of this kind across Asia.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Animal Fair Sonpur Mel in India
Animal Fair Sonpur Mel held each year in India since ancient times, when people from both banks of the Ganges were going to trade horses and elephants. At this fair traders come from distant places, because the 14-day fair is the biggest event of the animals of this kind across Asia.
Ganvié – African Venice
These ore not pictures of a flood. This is Ganvié, in the Republic of Benin, the largest collection of lake dwellings in Africa. 20,000 people call Ganvié’s stilt supported dwellings home. This amazing city, in the middle of lake Nokoué, is not a recent construct however.
Pakistani Truck and Lorrie Art
Many trucks and buses in Pakistan are highly customized and decorated by their owners. These adorned vehicles are considered as moving art, or jingle art. Because of their unique decor style, these vehicles are quite distinct in layout from other trucks around the world.
Angkor Wat Temple Complex
Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.